The house was the center of a small plantation in Wake County that was owned by the Pullen family.

[3][4] Richard Stanhope Pullen, a noted businessman and philanthropist, was born at the house in 1822.

[5][2] Pullen was responsible for funding the development of Pullen Park and was a major benefactor of North Carolina State College, the Peace Institute, the North Carolina Woman's College, and Edenton Street United Methodist Church.

[7] In 1999, Pullen House was moved a quarter mile east of its original location at the intersection of Falls of Neuse Road and Durant Road to make room for the WakeMed North Hospital.

[1] The house, owned by the Alma Wynne Edgerton Memorial Foundation, was not part of the purchase, and was therefore moved to a new location.